hey william as long as you are using xp download this it should come with CC3
http://welcome.solutions.brother.com/bsc/public/us/us/en/dlf/dlf/000000/003600/dlf003657.html?reg=us&c=us&lang=en&prod=mfc490cw_all&type2=1&os=7&flang=8&dlid=dlf003657

The Brother MFC-490CW allows you to scan and create files as .jpg, .pdf and other document types – no file conversion necessary. Fisrt go to the start menu, locate Brother, then the model, then click on control center. Now you should see a little blue CC icon in the task tray next to the clock in the bottom right corner assuming that you have not move the task bar. double click on the contorl center icon to launch program. then select scan, then file and now you can select pdf.

DrKlahn, no the printer wasn't sold with ".pdf" features. I just came back from a trip where I was scanning to .pdf via another brand (forget which, one of the good ones) and it worked great scanning to .pdf

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